Salif Keita is performing at the 2015 edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) and we cannot hide the excitement. Check out this gallery of him performing at the festival in 2010.

Grandma bursts into her favourite song and us the grandchildren respond with so much energy and zeal trying to impress her and compete for affection. She smiles and directs us with her walking stick when we get out of tune, patting our heads in the process; it's a loving pat we all giggle when she pats you with the walking stick.

The hip hop industry is definitely growing, but aspects and fundamentals of the culture are being substituted by the not-so-favorable aspects of the movement. We need more positive music to reach our kids, we need to offer knowledge a chance when we pen these rhymes, we need to realize that future generations will look back and will be faced with the daunting task of figuring out if our generation was responsible for progression or regression... These are not just words that we offer out to the universe...they are our prayers and our beliefs...There is more to life than radio spins and tour dates.